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par·rot / ˈperət; ˈparət/ • n. a bird (family Psittacidae), often vividly colored, with a short down-curved hooked bill, grasping feet, and a raucous voice, found esp. in the tropics and feeding on fruits and seeds. Many are popular as cage birds, and some are able to mimic the human voice. The parrot order (Psittaciformes) also contains the cockatoos, lories, lovebirds, macaws, conures, and budgerigars.• v. (parroted , parroting ) [tr.] repeat mechanically: parroting back information.

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